WoRMS name details
Infulasteriae Anonymous, 1881
1601055 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1601055)
unaccepted > nomen oblitum (only mentioned once in an obituary for Louis F. de Pourtalès, mentioning Pourtalesia as included genus)
Family
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Anonymous. (1881). Louis F. de Pourtalès [obituary]. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 16: 435-443., available online at https://archive.org/details/jstor-25138626/mode/2up
page(s): 439 [details]
page(s): 439 [details]
Status In an obituary for Louis F. de Pourtalès (p. 439) the term "Infulasteridæ" is mentioned, referring to Pourtalesia, which...
Status In an obituary for Louis F. de Pourtalès (p. 439) the term "Infulasteridæ" is mentioned, referring to Pourtalesia, which was named in honour of Pourtalès. No additional usage of the term has been found by us (A. Kroh & R. Mooi, 12/9/2022) and the name is best considered a nomen oblitum. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Infulasteriae Anonymous, 1881. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1601055 on 2024-05-06
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original description
Anonymous. (1881). Louis F. de Pourtalès [obituary]. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 16: 435-443., available online at https://archive.org/details/jstor-25138626/mode/2up
page(s): 439 [details]
page(s): 439 [details]
From editor or global species database
Original description Anonymous (1881: p. 439 + footnote): "An examination of the characteristic deep-sea Echinoderms, Sponges, and Corals showed at once the ancient characters of the types ; while the similarity of the genera of Echini to those of the chalk, the discovery of representatives of the Infulasteridae (Pourtalesia),* of Salenia, of Hemipedina, Conoclypus, and others, led the way to the theories of Thomson regarding the great antiquity of these forms and to the modern theories as to the formation of the chalk. [...]" and footnote: "*This genus is the representative of the most interesting family of Echini brought to light by deep-sea dredging : it was named in honor of Pourtales in 1869." [details]Status In an obituary for Louis F. de Pourtalès (p. 439) the term "Infulasteridæ" is mentioned, referring to Pourtalesia, which was named in honour of Pourtalès. No additional usage of the term has been found by us (A. Kroh & R. Mooi, 12/9/2022) and the name is best considered a nomen oblitum. [details]
